OWN’S HIT TYLER PERRY DRAMA “THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS” RETURNS WITH ALL-NEW EPISODES THIS JANUARY

Fourth Season Kicks Off Tuesday, January 3 at 9pm ET/PT

LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s and Tyler Perry’s hit drama series “The Haves and the Have Nots” returns for Season Four with all-new episodes on Tuesday, January 3 at 9 pm ET/PT.

“The Haves and the Have Nots” continues to heat up as Hanna (Crystal. R Fox), the moral conscience, is tested like never before. Hanna and her son, Benny, (Tyler Lepley) are stripped of everything they have once Candace's (Tika Sumpter) latest hustle fails miserably. In the premiere episode, Veronica (Angela Robinson) is stunned after Katheryn (Renee Lawless) lashes out in anger.

Most recently, the season finale of “The Haves and the Have Nots” (9/6/16) delivered 4.1 million viewers P2+ in Live+3 and ranked as the night’s #1 cable telecast across women. The series consistently ranks as Tuesday night’s #1 original cable series among women 25-54 and women 18+ as well as primetime’s #1 original series among African-American women and total viewers.

“The Haves and the Have Nots” is created, written, directed and executive produced by Tyler Perry and is produced for OWN by Tyler Perry Studios.

About Tyler Perry Studios
Tyler Perry Studios (TPS) was formed by actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry in the fall of 2008. The studio develops and produces motion picture films, in addition to drama and comedy television programming for the multi-platform U.S. television market. The 200,000 square foot studio lot is situated on the former Delta Airlines campus of more than 30 acres in the Greenbriar area of southwest Atlanta. The studio consists of five sound stages, a post production facility, a pond, a back lot, a 400-seat theater, a private screening room, and designated areas for entertaining and hosting events. Since its opening, Perry and the studio’s 400 Atlanta-based employees have been hard at work in production of over fifteen films and five television series, with over 90 total episodes per year. In 2015 TPS announced plans to expand operations with the acquisition of Fort McPherson, adding another 330 acres to create another major movie production studio lot.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey's heart and creative instincts inform the brand – and the magnetism of the channel. Winfrey provides leadership in programming and attracts superstar talent to join her in primetime, building a global community of like-minded viewers and leading that community to connect on social media and beyond. OWN is a singular destination on cable. Depth with edge. Heart. Star power. Connection. And endless possibilities. OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery Communications. The network debuted on January 1, 2011. The venture also includes the award-winning digital platform Oprah.com. For more information, please visit www.oprah.com/own and

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2 Days before the Presidential Election - EPIX returns with individual episodes from AMERICA DIVIDED

After a recent 5-episode airing on EPIX, the 8-story series returns each Sunday in November, giving viewers the opportunity to watch individual narratives that explore issues of inequality in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system. The first episode of America Divided begins this Sunday, November 6 with celebrity correspondent Common (policing and mass incarcerations), and the final episode airs Christmas day, featuring Amy Poehler (domestic workers). The narratives will also be available online at EPIX.com.

A full list of stories include:

Sunday 11/6 – 10am – The System - Common returns to his hometown of Chicago — ground zero for disparities in the criminal justice system.

Sunday 11/13 - 10am - A House Divided - Norman Lear investigates gentrification and displacement in a city of people with no homes and homes with no people.

Sunday 11/20 - 10am - Something in the Water - Rosario Dawson travels to Flint, Michigan to investigate the man-made disaster behind the city’s water crisis.

Sunday 11/27 - 10am - The Class Divide - Jesse Williams (a former teacher) goes back to the classroom, studies the battle to fix inequality in education and learns of a daunting school-to-prison pipeline.

Sunday 12/11 - 10am - Out of Reach - America Ferrera travels to Texas, where migrants who have entered the country illegally are the focus of hostility, and where even US-born children are denied basic rights.

Sunday 12/18 - 10am - Democracy for Sale - Zach Galifianakis investigates the political landscape in his home state of North Carolina and considers how it’s emblematic of the country’s deepening political divide during the 2016 campaign.

Sunday 12/25 - 10am - Home Economics - Amy Poehler reports on the complex challenges faced by domestic workers who maintain an intimate relationship with the families that employ them while also struggling for better conditions.

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NEW SEASON OF “WELCOME TO SWEETIE PIE’S” RETURNS
ON OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19

LOS ANGELES – Soul food entrepreneur and matriarch Miss Robbie Montgomery, her son Tim Norman and their vibrant family are returning to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network on Saturday, November 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT for another family drama-fueled season of the NAACP Image Award-winning docu-series, “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.” Produced by Pilgrim Media Group, the series follows the fun-loving, musical Montgomery family through their highs and lows as they work to expand their soul food empire.

On an all-new season, the family experiences a devastating tragedy when they learn of the senseless murder of Miss Robbie’s grandson, Andre, forcing them to reflect on other dark moments from the family’s past. Tim also revisits the prison where he was incarcerated for 10 years, and Miss Robbie joins him “behind the wall” to witness first-hand the shocking reality her son experienced at the young age of 17.

Meanwhile, as Miss Robbie and Tim continue to expand the Sweetie Pie’s brand, they don’t always see eye-to-eye on the best approach. And after 30 years, Miss Robbie revives her music career, this time doing it her way with exciting opportunities on the horizon. As always – amid personal tragedy, legal turmoil and new ventures – the Sweetie Pie’s family manages to find strength, love and humor throughout their journey.

About Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s
When Robbie Montgomery’s lung collapsed, the 1960’s backup singer and former Ikette had to hustle to keep her family afloat, so she whipped out her mother’s recipes and turned her second love—cooking, into a soul food empire. Today, with five locations and counting across St. Louis and Los Angeles, Miss Robbie and her son Tim are hoping to bring their brand to the masses.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey's heart and creative instincts inform the brand – and the magnetism of the channel. Winfrey provides leadership in programming and attracts superstar talent to join her in primetime, building a global community of like-minded viewers and leading that community to connect on social media and beyond. OWN is a singular destination on cable. Depth with edge. Heart. Star power. Connection. And endless possibilities. OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery Communications. The network debuted on January 1, 2011. The venture also includes the award-winning digital platform Oprah.com.

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OWN and Lionsgate have elevated actors GregAlan Williams (Created Equal, Geostorm) and newcomer Lovie Simone up to series regulars in the upcoming second season of the hit drama GREENLEAF, set to air in 2017.

Williams plays “Robert ‘Mac’ McCready,” the brother of Bishop James Greenleaf’s wife, Lady Mae, and former chief counsel at Calvary Fellowship World Ministries whose life has been blown up by his involvement in a sex abuse scandal at the church.

He is represented by STW Talent Agency.

Simone plays “Zora Greenleaf,” the spirited daughter of Jacob and Kerissa Greenleaf and her cousin Sophia’s best friend. Unlike her cousin, Zora is always pushing the boundaries of what’s acceptable in the church and the family, which makes her a constant source of both joy and concern.

She is represented by Shirley Grant Management and Don Buchwald & Associates.

Produced for OWN by Lionsgate in association with Harpo Films and Pine City, “Greenleaf” was the summer’s #1 new cable series among women and total viewers and the summer’s #1 new series on all of TV across all key African-American demos.
(Source: The Nielsen Company)

GregAlan Williams

GREGALAN WILLIAMS
Bio

The most recent addition to Emmy Award winner GregAlan Williams broad list of credits is his
series regular role as Robert “Mac” McCready on the groundbreaking OWN network series
Greenleaf (Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey). Recent guest-star/recurring work
includes NBC’s Game of Silence (David Lyons), the CW’s Containment, season one of the ABC
series Secrets and Lies (Juliette Lewis, Ryan Philippe), and BET’s Being Mary Jane (Gabrielle
Union)

To date, Williams has appeared in more than forty-five feature films, including Terminator
Genysis, Misconduct (Josh Duhamel, Al Pacino), Disney’s Million Dollar Arm, and the upcoming
sci-fi thriller Geostorm (Ed Harris, Andy Garcia). Topping the list are classics such as Remember
the Titans (Denzel Washington), In the Line of Fire (Clint Eastwood), Old School (Will Ferrell),
and Above the Law (Steven Segal).

Of course, there was William’s seven seasons as beach cop Garner Ellerbee on the most watched
television show in the world, Baywatch—work which is also accompanied by nearly 150 additional
career titles, including recurring roles on The Sopranos and The West Wing.

In the summer of 2015, Williams won Best Actor honors at the Christian International Film Festival
for his work in the inspirational short film Roses as well as a second regional Emmy Award for his
narration of the Vietnam War documentary Iowans Remember Vietnam.

In fall 2016, audiences can see Williams in the feature films The Accountant (Ben Affleck), Hidden
Figures (Taraji P. Henson), and David E. Talbert’s Almost Christmas (Danny Glover).

Williams’s career also features stage work with Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson, the Chicago
Shakespeare Repertory Theater, the Chicago Theater Company, the Mixed Blood Theater (Mpls),
and Chicago’s Goodman Theater. Williams is also a founding member of the world-renowned
Penumbra Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota.

In 1992, Williams was heralded nationally as a hero and Good Samaritan for his rescue of a brutally
beaten motorist at the intersection of Florence and Normandy during the epicenter of the 1992 Los
Angeles Riots. Williams responded to these accolades with his first book “A Gathering of Heroes,”
which was hailed as “a moving illumination on the meaning of brotherhood.”

New Yorker Lovie Simone started her career in 2009. Recent credits include the feature film Monster (2017) directed by Anthony Mandler, Orange Is The New Black, several commercials and voiceovers. Lovie is a twin, and a proud older Sister to a younger Brother, Sister and their adorable Morkie ‘Ziggy’.

About Greenleaf
The OWN drama series “Greenleaf,” from award-winning writer/producer Craig Wright (“Lost,” “Six Feet Under,” “Brothers and Sisters”) and executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Clement Virgo (“The Book of Negroes”), takes viewers into the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous as the faithful.

"Greenleaf” centers on the journey of estranged daughter and disillusioned preacher Grace “Gigi” Greenleaf (Merle Dandridge, “The Night Shift”) who has returned home after 20 years on the occasion of the mysterious death of her sister, Faith. As she reenters the world of Calvary Fellowship World Ministries, the Memphis megachurch run by her powerful parents Bishop James Greenleaf (Keith David, “Community”) and Lady Mae Greenleaf (Golden Globe nominee and Emmy award-winner Lynn Whitfield, “The Josephine Baker Story”), it becomes evident that things are not as virtuous as they seem and that the family’s outward display of faith hides sin and misdeeds. Oprah Winfrey guest stars in a recurring role as Mavis McCready, the sister of Lady Mae Greenleaf and a close confidante to Grace Greenleaf.

“Greenleaf” is produced for OWN by Lionsgate in association with Harpo Films and Pine City.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey's heart and creative instincts inform the brand – and the magnetism of the channel. Winfrey provides leadership in programming and attracts superstar talent to join her in primetime, building a global community of like-minded viewers and leading that community to connect on social media and beyond. OWN is a singular destination on cable. Depth with edge. Heart. Star power. Connection. And endless possibilities. OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery Communications. The network debuted on January 1, 2011 and is available in 85 million homes. The venture also includes the award-winning digital platform Oprah.com.

About Lionsgate
Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, international distribution and sales, branded channel platforms, interactive ventures and games, and location-based entertainment. The Company has nearly 80 television shows on 40 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses. These include the ground-breaking hit series Orange is the New Black, the fan favorite series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the hit drama series The Royals, the Golden Globe-nominated dramedy Casual and the breakout success Greenleaf.

The Company's feature film business spans eight labels and includes the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, the Now You See Me and John Wick series, Nerve, CBS Films/Lionsgate’s Hell or High Water, Sicario, Roadside Attractions' Love & Mercy and Mr. Holmes, Codeblack Films’ Addicted and breakout concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and Pantelion Films’ Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com

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New York, NY- October 26, 2016- Renowned New York playwright and filmmaker Linda Nieves-Powell, announced the launch of the photo tribute series 'Latina Icons' today. The first installment stars TV producer, personality, and Home & Lifestyle Expert, Rebecca Gitana Torres (@Lifestyle_Remix), who served as Style Director (Makeup/Hair/Fashion stylist) and Model. The photo series is a reimagining of six diverse Latina entertainment mavens who greatly impacted American and Latin American culture.

Under Linda's direction and filmed during Hispanic Heritage Month at Rebecca's New York studio, Dominican actress, María Montez, aka The Queen of Technicolor, megawatt Mexican icons, Frida Kahlo and Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, fellow trailblazing Puerto Rican powerhouses, Rita Moreno and Iris Chacon and the vibrant spirit of Brazilian bombshell and showgirl, Carmen Miranda were channeled. The shoot pays homage to their contributions as women of color and pioneers in the world of art and entertainment, while inspiring the hearts of modern feminists world-wide.

I love being Latina and every opportunity I get to share my vision of what that means to me, I do. Whether it's in a fun novel like "FreeStyle" published by Atria/Simon & Schuster, a fun film documentary,

Photographer | Linda Nieves- Powell

"The Bigger the Hoop", a short story, "The Fly Ass Puerto Rican Girl From the Stapleton Projects" published by Akashic Books, the award-winning play "YO SOY LATINA!" or short films like "Stereotypically Me", starring JANE THE VIRGIN star, Andrea Navedo, my intent is to fight against the one dimensional depictions often seen in media and instead show the many facets of Latina identity. The Latina Icons project is a photo tribute honoring Latina trailblazers. I believe that it's important to acknowledge the work of those who came before us in order to evaluate our progress, our evolution, and our future, as women and as Latinas. These six icons for me represent everything that Latinas have to offer: beauty, fearlessness, intelligence, innovation, talent, and cultural pride. We have it all, we are more than just stereotypes, and we will continue to be a force to be reckoned with.

My name is Rebecca Gitana Torres and I'm a Latina of Puerto Rican descent born in NYC. I'm a Home, Garden & Style expert and host of the award nominated show, Lifestyle Remix TV. I have a passion for showing people how to remix their lives by reconnecting with them with their home, and their inner knowing. The show covers topics ranging from: feng shui, clearing the clutter, and urban gardening. I also love to create content surrounding nature, personal style, and culture. I can often be found covering events as a social media reporter and interviewing celebrated people too.

Model & Style Director | Rebecca G. Torres

My goal is to create content that is full of flavor and authenticity. To preserve culture and to heal culture. I also wish to be part of expanding the scope in which Latina's contribute to the creation of media.
These 6 Latina icons have all been an example of what it means for me to, "claim and take up space in the world". Each icon is is wildly brave and a game changer. It was a lot of fun to embody each and every one of them. Whether I was pulling together their looks or transforming myself on set, I found myself reflecting on that icon's individual journey and her true essence. It was truly a special and intimate experience to do so.

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Tyler Perry's " Boo! A Madea Halloween" in Theaters October 21st!

Santa Monica, CA, and Vancouver, BC, October 3, 2016—Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation content leader, and Waze, the free realtime community-based traffic and navigation application, announced that starting today U.S. Waze users will be able to get their directions voiced by Mabel “Madea” Simmons, the popular character portrayed by Tyler Perry in films, television and plays. Perry’s latest film, Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween, is being released by Lionsgate on October 21, 2016.

Limited-edition guest voice navigators have become a popular feature in the Waze app, which frequently enlists well known celebrities and fictional characters to provide audio directions for its navigation. In order to access Madea’s voice, download the free Waze app for iOS or Android at www.waze.com/get. To access the voice within Waze, go to: Settings > Sound > Voice Language > “Tyler Perry as Madea”

About Boo! A Madea Halloween
In Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween, Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens. The movie stars Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Lexy Panterra, Yousef Erakat, Brock O’Hurn, and Bella Thorne. Perry wrote and directed the film, which is produced by Perry, Ozzie Areu, and Will Areu and is distributed by Lionsgate.

About Lionsgate
Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, international distribution and sales, branded channel platforms, interactive ventures and games, and location-based entertainment. The Company has nearly 80 television shows on 40 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses. These include the ground-breaking hit series Orange is the New Black, the fan favorite series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the hit drama series The Royals, the Golden Globe-nominated dramedy Casual and the breakout success Greenleaf.

The Company's feature film business spans eight labels and includes the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, the Now You See Me and John Wick series, Nerve, CBS Films/Lionsgate’s Hell or High Water, Sicario, Roadside Attractions' Love & Mercy and Mr. Holmes, Codeblack Films' Addicted and breakout concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and Pantelion Films' Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com

About Waze
Waze is the social navigation pioneer, leveraging mobile technology and a passionate global community to redefine expectations of today’s maps.

Waze is home to the world’s largest network of drivers who work together daily to outsmart traffic and save time and money. The app consistently recommends the fastest routes based on real-time driving and data from more than 50 million users. From traffic reroutes to low gas price alerts and relevant offers from favorite brands, Waze is one of the most comprehensive driving companions in the marketplace.

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“Deftly combining melancholy, tragedy and sly humor, the story is engineered so its gripping drama dovetails neatly with the lead's starry-eyed optimism and the likability of sundry supporting characters.” – Newsweek

“A modest but sympathetic look at a character's struggle with illness and circumstance”
– The Hollywood Reporter

“Knucklehead packs an emotional punch while opening up a dialogue about mental illness in the black community” – The Root

“Bowman delivers a film that is both troubling and comically upbeat.” – Newsweek

LOS ANGELES, CA – RLJ Entertainment’s Urban Movie Channel (UMC) presents the exclusive streaming premiere of Knucklehead on Friday, October 21, 2016. Starring Emmy® award-winning actress, Alfre Woodard, and Gbenga Akinnagbe (HBO’s The Wire), who also produced the project, the film follows a neighborhood eccentric who is convinced that prescription drugs can cure his mental disability. As a result, he ventures out of Brooklyn’s housing projects to escape his controlling mother and to find the one doctor who he believes can treat him. The film made its world premiere as part of the BAMcinématek series New Voices in Black Cinema in March 2015 and was also the closing film in the Minneapolis/St. Paul International film festival in late April 2015, where it won the top award for fiction features, the “MN Made Narrative Feature.” The film also received multiple nominations at the 2015 American Black Film Festival. Available at urbanmoviechannel.com, UMC is the first urban-focused streaming service in North America showcasing quality and exclusive content designed for African American and urban audiences from RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE).

When his brother (Amari Cheatom, Django Unchained) is shot, mentally disabled Langston Bellows (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is left without a protector in Brooklyn’s housing projects. Now under the control of his abusive mother (Alfre Woodard), Langston must take his future into his own hands. He sets out to find the one doctor he believes can cure him, a celebrity magazine columnist who touts questionable prescription drug cocktails. If Langston can become "mentally excellent," it will mean moving into an apartment of his own with his girlfriend, who may herself be a creation of his wishful thinking. Plunged into the unscrupulous world of pharmaceutical marketing, the search for his mysterious doctor and hero leads to some surprising discoveries. Nonetheless, Langston strives for independence from his prior life, from his mother, and from his fractured mind.

Created by Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of RLJ Entertainment and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), Urban Movie Channel (UMC) is the first urban-focused subscription streaming service in North America that features quality urban content and showcases feature films, documentaries, original series, stand-up comedy, and other exclusive content for African American and urban audiences. New titles added weekly include live stand-up specials like Gary Owen’s I Agree with Myself, and performances featuring Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx and comedic rock star Kevin Hart; dramas including Blackbird starring Academy Award® winning actress and comedian Mo'Nique, Isaiah Washington, and directed by Patrik-Ian Polk; documentaries including Bill Duke’s Dark Girls and I Ain’t Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac; action/thrillers including The Colony starring Laurence Fishburne; and stage play productions including What My Husband Doesn’t Know by David E. Talbert. UMC is available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick, and as an add-on subscription through Amazon Prime. UMC offers a free 14-day trial and thereafter is just $4.99/month or $49.99/year.

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Tina Knowles Opens Up About Love on T.D. JAKES

Tina Knowles joins T.D Jakes to discuss life after her divorce – offering insight into how to continue looking for love while juggling work and life. The key to it all – fall in love with yourself again! Watch her discuss here.

**Tune in to the full episode WEDNSEDAY, October 12th. Please check your local listings. Also available on OWN at 6pm EST / PST. **

“Life After Divorce”
According to recent statistics, 50% of all marriages end in divorce, with many believing that losing your one true love means you’ll never find another. But can true love strike twice? Is it possible to meet the man/woman of your dreams a second time around? On today’s episode, a young mother of five, twice divorced continues her pursuit for happiness while trying to get over the guilt of her failed marriages. We’ll meet a celeb couple who say they never expected to find love again, but are now shining examples of how living & loving life after divorce can happen at any age. And do men have a harder time dealing with the dissolution of their marriages? We’ll find out when we meet a male guest coming to grips with his newfound single life. Finally, looking for a way to channel your bad marriage blues, we’ll learn about the Museum of Broken Relationships, which exhibits include personal objects from failed relationships.

MORE ON T.D. JAKES
The newly syndicated daily one-hour talk show T.D. JAKES, hosted by the best-selling author, film and music producer, and entrepreneur, premiered in more than 50 TEGNA markets on Monday, September 12th as well as on OWN on September 19th. The show and its original social media content feature real personal stories and honest conversations with celebrity and non-celebrity guests. Filmed before a live studio audience in LA, T.D. JAKES airs weekdays in afternoon time periods around the country as well as at 6:00pm EST / PST on OWN. Series is produced by Tegna Media, 44 Blue Productions, Jakes’ TDJ Enterprises and enLight Productions.

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DRAMA TAKES CENTER STAGE IN TLC’S LITTLE MISS ATLANTA

Four-Episode Series Premieres Wednesday, October 5th at 10/9c

(Silver Spring, MD) – Welcome to Atlanta and The Little Miss Black US Pageant, where there’s only one crown and everyone is going to do whatever it takes to win. LITTLE MISS ATLANTA centers around the fiercely competitive world of children’s beauty pageants, where the kids are the stars, but the moms aren’t going down without a fight…literally. The adorable contestants and their determined mothers take the pageant world by storm in the all-new, four-episode series premiering Wednesday, October 5, at 10/9c after TLC’s popular TODDLERS & TIARAS.

Shot in Atlanta, each episode of LITTLE MISS ATLANTA follows three young African-American pageant contestants and their mothers as they prepare to compete in the intense world of pageantry. The girls, who range in age from three-years-old to 10-years-old, are always in it to win it, but their stage moms are the ones who eat, sleep and breathe pageants. Whether it’s spending $15,000 on a single competition or leaving the pageant hall in a rage, these moms will stop at nothing to make sure their daughter leaves a winner.

Jasmine Crowe and Kim Anderson co-founded The Little Miss Black US pageant after seeing a need for a national pageant system that praised African-American girls and young women to celebrate the magic within them. Jasmine, the Pageant Organizer, orchestrates every detail – from conception to execution. She handles advertising, venue selection, prizes, recruiting judges and dealing with the pushy parents. Kim, the Pageant Organizer and Coach, is a former beauty queen. She is the host, announcer and crowns the winner. During their reign, the Little Miss Black US Pageant Queens have the opportunity to win a scholarship, encourage and inspire their peers to be student and community leaders and express their talents on a national level.

In the season premiere of LITTLE MISS ATLANTA, The Little Miss Black US pageant kicks off as two rivals go head-to-head, leading to the most jaw-dropping stage exits in history. We’ll meet seven-year-old Kelsey, who is new to the pageant world, but her mom is determined to do whatever it takes to make sure her daughter wins the crown. Then, Balouy pulls out all of the stops to ensure her seven-year-old daughter, Ava, leaves a winner after experiencing a losing streak. Plus, five-year-old Sa’Nyia competes in her first-ever pageant after overcoming a life-threatening birth defect.

Who will take the title? Who will be left in tears? And, who will walk away empty handed?

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Antoinette Robertson (The Haves and the Have Nots, Hart of Dixie) has joined Netflix's Dear White People as ‘Coco Conners,’ an Economics major and bombshell who is baffled by Winchester’s hierarchy of blackness that favors natural hair over the "good hair" she bought. Unfazed by the blackface party, Coco deplores Samantha White’s "entry level black rage" and her "self-serving" Dear White People radio show.

DeRon Horton (Dirt, Burning Sands) will play ‘Lionel Higgins,’ a self-proclaimed nerd, becomes an unlikely hero for being the only student journalist to write a firsthand report on the blackface party that rocks Winchester. Despite this early victory, Lionel — who is still coming to terms with his sexuality — discovers that navigating between the disparate black and gay cultures on campus is his most arduous challenge yet.

John Patrick Amedori (The Vatican Tapes, Hindsight) has been cast as ‘Gabe,’ Sam's intellectual equal and their debates are passionate and as heated as their secret (for now) affair. Gabe genuinely loves Sam and wants their relationship to go to the next level, but feels pushed aside in the groundswell of Sam's racially political movement.

Ashley Blaine Featherson (Drew, Glee) joins as ‘Joelle Brooks,’ a girl who can code switch at lightning speed and is Sam White's best friend. While smart, funny and charming, Joelle prefers to orbit Sam’s bright star instead of shining on her own, but soon starts to covet Sam’s life.

Recurring:

Marque Richardson (All the Way, Step Sisters) is set to reprise the role of “Reggie” in Dear White People, recurring as the character he previously portrayed in the 2014 feature by the same name. Reggie Green is a Computer Science Major and Sam's right hand man. He's one of the more radical voices at Winchester thanks in no small part to his having been raised by a Black Panther. Often underestimated by the campus at large, Reggie uses his hyper intellect and tech smarts to make a real difference on campus as he strives to live up to the expectations of his parents.

Dear White People is a comedy series based on writer/director/producer Justin Simien’s critically-acclaimed, Sundance award-winning satirical indie film. The series will be produced by Lionsgate, whose sister company Roadside Attractions released the original film in 2014. The 10-episode, 30-minute series will go into production in September and will premiere on Netflix around the world in 2017.

Set among a diverse group of students of color as they navigate a predominantly white Ivy League college where racial tensions are often swept under the rug, Dear White People is a send up of “post-racial” America that also weaves a universal story about forging one’s own unique path.

Dear White People is a comedy series based on writer/director/producer Justin Simien’s critically-acclaimed, Sundance award-winning satirical indie film. The series will be produced by Lionsgate, whose sister company Roadside Attractions released the original film in 2014. The 10-episode, 30-minute series will go into production in September and will premiere on Netflix around the world in 2017.

Set among a diverse group of students of color as they navigate a predominantly white Ivy League college where racial tensions are often swept under the rug, Dear White People is a send up of “post-racial” America that also weaves a universal story about forging one’s own unique path.

Dear White People is Lionsgate’s second original series for Netflix. The critically-acclaimed global blockbuster Orange Is The New Black returned for its fourth season on June 17.

DERON HORTON
DeRon Horton was born in Texas but grew up in Saudi Arabia. He is a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), where he studied performing arts. While attending school, DeRon starred in the short film LIONS AND LAMBS. He landed his first leading role in the independent feature film DIRT, directed by Alex Ranarivelo. DeRon will next star in BURNING SANDS, an original film for Netflix, directed by Gerard McMurray.

ASHLEY BLAINE FEATHERSON
Ashley Blaine Featherson, a Washington, DC area native, is a multitalented actress, singer, dancer, & business owner. She is a graduate of Howard University where she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. Featherson has displayed her triple threat status on FOX’s hit series Glee and can be seen in the critically-acclaimed Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions film Dear White People. In early 2016, Featherson took on the role of Stephanie Lloyd in the CBS pilot Drew. She is now thrilled to be returning as a series regular on Dear White People for Lionsgate and Netflix.

ANTOINETTE ROBERTSON
After Graduating with a degree in Chemistry, this New York born , Jamaica-raised, young lady set her sights on Hollywood. An easy A theatre elective course proved to unearth a passion for the Arts that Antoinette did not know she had. After seeking the tutelage of William Esper, Antoinette was soon cast In ABC's Zero Hour and then landed her first major recurring role on the CW's Hart of Dixie. Soon after "The Haves and the have nots" and now making her debut as a Series Lead on Netflix's "Dear White People”.

MARQUE RICHARDSON
Marque Richardson is a high energy, multi-faceted actor, writer and producer. He can next be in STEP SISTERS, the sorority comedy from Drumline helmer Charles Stone III and Straight Out of Compton producer Matt Alvarez. Broad Green Pictures has slated its theatrical release for 2017. He can now be seen in ALL THE WAY, HBO's adaptation of the Tony-winning Robert Schenkkan play. Directed by Jay Roach and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, it stars Bryan Cranston (President LBJ), Anthony Mackie (Dr. Martin Luther King), Melissa Leo (First Lady Byrd), Frank Langella (Sen. Richard Russell), and Richardson as Civil Rights leader Dr. Bob Moses.

JOHN AMEDORI
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, John fell in love with acting when he booked a small role in Cameron Crowe's ALMOST FAMOUS. He got the attention of Hollywood with his role as a young Ashton Kutcher in the cult favorite, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT.
John was recently a series regular on the VH1 series HINDSIGHT where he played the brother of Laura Ramsey's character who has suddenly found herself in the 1990s and able to redo her life (and his.) He had a recurring role on NBC's AQUARIUS with David Duchovny and starred in the Lakeshore film THE VATICAN TAPES with Michael Pena and Djimon Hounsou

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MR. CHURCH

the story of a unique friendship that develops when a young girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook - Henry Joseph Church (Eddie Murphy)

SYNOPSIS:

MR. CHURCH tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother meet a talented cook—Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a 6-month arrangement ends up enduring for 15 years and creates a bond that lasts forever.

Set 1965 Los Angeles, Mr. Church begins with a stranger arriving on the doorstep of 10-year-old CHARLOTTE “CHARLIE” BRODY and her single mother MARIE BRODY (40), who is battling breast cancer. They soon learn that the quiet man, HENRY CHURCH (40), has been hired by Marie’s recently deceased former lover to cook for them and help maintain the household. As Mr. Church’s time with the Brodys extends from months into years, he becomes a father figure for Charlie during her formative years, nurturing her love of literature and making a lasting impact on her life. Even as Mr. Church tries to keep his own life separate from the Brodys, he eventually learns that the connection he feels to Charlie is what family is all about.

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NEW SEASON OF “IYANLA: FIX MY LIFE” PREMIERES
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 AT 9:00 PM ET/PT
ON OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

Award-winning Series Launches with Four-Part “House of Healing” Episode
Tackling the Myth of the “Angry Black Woman”

New digital restoration screens in a weeklong exclusive engagement
with Burnett in person, September 9-15

“Future Episodes Delve into a Father Who Abandons his Family and a Powerball Winner in Danger of Losing her Fortune

Photo Caption: Iyanla Vanzant sits with eight women to tackle the myth of the “Angry Black Women” in new season of “Iyanla: Fix My Life”
Photo Courtesy of OWN

Los Angeles – An all-new season of OWN’s award-winning series “Iyanla: Fix My Life” will return with an emotional four-part, multi-week episode when spiritual life coach Iyanla Vanzant invites eight women to move into a “House of Healing” to dispel the myth of the “Angry Black Woman” and address the misperceptions sometimes associated with African American women, their behavior and ultimately their cultural identity. “Iyanla: Fix My Life” premieres on Saturday, September 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

In the four-part season premiere (airing Sept. 10, 17, 24 and Oct. 1 at 10 p.m. ET/PT each week), Iyanla aims to prove that the “Angry Black Woman” stereotype is inaccurate, untrue and dangerous. The women, who struggle with abusive pasts and abandonment, are provided with the opportunity to be heard, as together with Iyanla, they examine their feelings and misguided pain in order to move past these underlying issues and create positive patterns of communication.

Later in the season, Iyanla travels to Atlanta to visit the Henry family as they deal with a father who is often not present, leaving the family for days at a time. While he is gone, his wife is aware her husband is likely involved in drugs and sex. Iyanla works with the couple and their daughters to explore the effects of childhood wounds, silent agreements and codependency.

Iyanla also works with Powerball winner Marie Holmes. After winning 188 million dollars and overwhelmed by the pressures of her fortune, life for the mother of four has been in complete shambles. Adding to the pressure is Marie’s fiancé, Lamar. After multiple arrests, Marie has spent more than 20 million dollars to bail Lamar out of jail. With Lamar’s 10-year sentence just 48 hours away, Iyanla visits Marie’s palatial estate to help Marie cope with her new fortune before she loses it all.

Iyanla also returns to the “House of Healing” in future episodes with six African American men struggling with broken spirits and broken hearts. The men—which include a man attempting to build a life for himself after numerous stints in jail to a former singer who struggles with feelings of abandonment to a father looking to mend a relationship with his famous socialite daughter—are struggling with their identities due to the effects of feeling criminalized, dehumanized and victimized by society. In three groundbreaking episodes, Iyanla will explore each man’s story and reject the narrow parameters society uses to define manhood, and to also help each define themselves in ways that honor their strengths, culture and relationship to society.

“Iyanla: Fix My Life” is produced by PIGEON for OWN with executive producers Paul Harrison (“Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s”) and Iyanla Vanzant.

Iyana Vanzant Biography
Iyanla Vanzant is the host and executive producer of Oprah Winfrey Network’s critically acclaimed and award-winning series “Iyanla, Fix My Life." She is a mother, survivor, spiritual life coach, empowerment orator, minister, two-time NAACP Image Award winner and six-time New York Times bestselling author whose focus on faith, personal development and loving relationships has captivated and inspired audiences around the world. In addition, Iyanla is also a regular contributor to O, The Oprah Magazine and has been featured in numerous publications as well as on the cover of Essence magazine. A prolific writer, she has published seventeen books that have been translated into 23 languages and sold millions of copies. Her most recent book is “Forgiveness: 21 Days to Forgive Everyone for Everything.” When not writing or appearing on television, Iyanla lectures and facilitates workshops nationally and internationally. With her no-nonsense approach and underlying message of, “live better by loving yourself,” Iyanla has ignited a universal spark of self-discovery.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey's heart and creative instincts inform the brand – and the magnetism of the channel. Winfrey provides leadership in programming and attracts superstar talent to join her in primetime, building a global community of like-minded viewers and leading that community to connect on social media and beyond. OWN is a singular destination on cable. Depth with edge. Heart. Star power. Connection. And endless possibilities. OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery Communications. The network debuted on January 1, 2011 and is available in 85 million homes. The venture also includes the award-winning digital platform Oprah.com.

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Charles Burnett’sTo Sleep with Anger

New digital restoration screens in a weeklong exclusive engagement
with Burnett in person, September 9-15

Charles Burnett became known to world cinema when his 1978 UCLA thesis film, Killer of Sheep, won the Critics’ Prize at the 1981 Berlin Film Festival. His legendary reputation among cinephiles never quite segued into mainstream recognition, even though his 1990 drama To Sleep with Anger is one of the finest films about the black experience in modern America. Written and directed by Burnett, the film is novelistic in its narrative density and rich characterization.

Danny Glover stars as Harry Mention, a mysterious drifter from the South who visits an old acquaintance (Paul Butler), now leading a middle-class life with his family in South Central Los Angeles. Though imbued with charm and traditional manners, Harry has a knack for mischief that creates powerful rifts throughout the family. Burnett’s overlooked masterpiece connects the past to the present in emotionally resonant ways, making this film as imaginative and insightful as his debut feature.

Winner of Sundance’s Special Jury Prize and the National Society of Film Critics’ Best Screenplay award, To Sleep with Anger played to great acclaim at the 28th New York Film Festival, and returns to the Film Society in a beautiful digital restoration created from the original negative. Burnett will appear in person for opening weekend and will also present a special screening of The Glass Shield (1994), a powerful indictment of the racist power structure of the LAPD, starring Ice Cube as a man wrongfully convicted of murder.

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The hit documentary from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival goes inside the life of Steve Gleason, the former New Orleans Saints defensive back who, at the age of 34, was diagnosed with ALS and given a life expectancy of two to five years. Weeks later, Gleason found out his wife, Michel, was expecting their first child. A video journal that began as a gift for his unborn son expands to chronicle Steve’s determination to get his relationships in order, build a foundation to provide other ALS patients with purpose, and adapt to his declining physical condition—utilizing medical technologies that offer the means to live as fully as possible.

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LACE CRATER

A Film by Harrison Atkins
Opens in Theatrically NYC + on VOD (Exclusively on FlixFling) on July 29th
Opens Theatrically in LA on August 5th; National Rollout to Follow

All Ruth (Lindsay Burdge) wanted was to get away for the weekend. Escaping to the Hamptons with friends after a bad breakup, she finds an unexpected connection with Michael (Peter Vack), a stranger who shows up in her room one boozy night. They have great chemistry, and she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him. There’s only one problem: Michael’s a ghost, and a one night stand with him leaves Ruth with aftereffects that can only be described as supernatural. As she suffers through mucous-laden night sweats, glitchy hallucinations, and the occasional tar-black ooze, her friends become too disgusted to support her. Ruth must figure out for herself if she can reintegrate into society - or if she even wants to.

LACE CRATER premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER:

Harrison Atkins is an American independent filmmaker. His short film Chocolate Heart premiered at SXSW in 2014, and screened at international festivals including Sarasota, Maryland, and Marfa. His next short Blissful Banquet premiered at the 2015 Maryland Film Festival, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Oak Cliff Film Festival, and is a Vimeo Staff Pick. Lace Crater is his first feature film.

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ASPiRE’S ACCLAIMED SERIES ABFF INDEPENDENT RETURNS FOR A NEW SEASON

Season Five Premieres Thursday, August 4 at 9 p.m. ET

ATLANTA – July 20, 2016 – Hosted by Grammy® Award-winning music producer, recording artist and actor David Banner, ABFF Independent is a weekly one-hour show that presents the best independent shorts and documentaries from emerging Black artists. The series will return for its fifth season on Thursday, August 4 at 9 p.m. ET on ASPiRE.

The new season of ABFF Independent will feature films that cover a wide range of emotions and experiences, including humor, love, desperation and determination. Themes include: The Roads Not Taken, Child's Play, Embracing Your Gifts, Love Changes and Black Stories Matter among others.

“ABFF Independent is a great platform to share the vision and talent of up-and-coming filmmakers with the ASPiRE audience. We’re excited to have David Banner back as the host this season, bringing these filmmakers’ stories to light with his distinct voice and energy,” said Melissa Ingram, vice president, channel operations and business affairs, ASPiRE. “This season contains more memorable characters, entertaining scenarios and life-changing moments that move you, teach you and leave you wanting more.”

ABFF Independent is executive produced by Jeff Friday, ABFF Founder and Founder/CEO, Film Life, Inc. The series is produced in partnership with the American Black Film Festival, which is the largest African-American film festival. Season five of ABFF Independent is sponsored by McDonalds, Pepsi and General Motors. ASPiRE has ordered nine hour-long episodes.

About The American Black Film Festival (ABFF)
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is an annual event dedicated to showcasing quality film and television content by and about people of African descent. The festival is committed to the belief that Black artists and content creators deserve the same opportunities as their mainstream counterparts. ABFF founder Jeff Friday, conceived the festival in 1997 as a vehicle to promote diversity in the motion picture industry. Today, the ABFF is recognized as the preeminent pipeline to new Black talent, both in front of and behind the camera, and is regarded as one of the leading film festivals in the world. The festival is produced by ABFF Ventures (a partnership between Film Life, Inc. and Black Enterprise). Celebrating its 20th year, the 2016 ABFF will take place June 15-19, 2016, in Miami, Florida. For more information, visit www.ABFF.com.

About David Banner
David Banner -- born as Lavell Crump in Jackson, Mississippi -- is a Grammy® Award-winning music producer, recording artist, philanthropist, civic activist and actor who recently appeared in Lee Daniel’s The Butler and in Tim Story’s movie Ride Along. Banner also is founder of A Banner Vision, a multimedia company that specializes in providing emotionally engaging music for iconic commercials, video games and films. In 2015, Banner released his new album “The God Box.” His foundation, Heal the Hood, Inc., supports youth development and recreation programs in Mississippi, and provides relief and recovery
assistance to lower income people of the Gulf Region affected by natural disasters.

About ASPiRE
ASPiRE is the television entertainment network that presents authentic portrayals of Black and urban culture through stories of Heritage, Heart and Humor. ASPiRE offers a diverse programming mix of movies, series and specials featuring music, comedy, drama, faith/inspiration, theater/performing arts, lifestyle and news/information. The network was launched on June 27, 2012 by Magic Johnson Enterprises, which acts as a catalyst for driving unparalleled business results for its partners and fosters community/economic empowerment by making available high-quality entertainment, products and services that answer the demands of ethnically diverse urban communities. ASPiRE is available in 24 of the top 25 African-American markets including New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.aspire.tv,facebook.com/aspireTV, @tvASPiRE on Twitter and @ASPiRETV on Instagram.

About Magic Johnson Enterprises
Magic Johnson Enterprises acts as a catalyst for driving unparalleled business results for its partners and fosters community/economic empowerment by making available high-quality entertainment, products and services that answer the demands of ethnically diverse urban communities. For more information, visit http://magicjohnson.com/enterprises

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“QUEEN SUGAR” TO DEBUT WITH TWO-NIGHT PREMIERE EVENT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, AND WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 10 PM ET/PT ON OWN

New Original Drama Series From Award-Winning Filmmaker Ava DuVernay and Executive Producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Television
All Episodes In First Season Directed By Women

Los Angeles – “Queen Sugar,” the new original one-hour weekly drama series from award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay and executive producer Oprah Winfrey, debuts as a two-night event on Tuesday, September 6 and Wednesday, September 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The series will regularly air Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT for the remainder of its 13-episode first season. Led by acclaimed film director DuVernay, who directed the first two episodes, all episodes in the series’ debut season are directed by women.

Produced by Warner Horizon Television, the contemporary drama “Queen Sugar” chronicles the lives and loves of the estranged Bordelon siblings in Saint Josephine, Louisiana: Nova (Rutina Wesley “True Blood”), a world-wise journalist and activist; Charley (Dawn-Lyen Gardner “Unforgettable”), the savvy wife and manager of an NBA star; and Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe “Awkward”), a formerly incarcerated young father in search of redemption. After a family tragedy, the Bordelons must navigate the triumphs and struggles of their complicated lives in order to run an ailing sugarcane farm in the Deep South. “Queen Sugar” is produced for OWN by Warner Horizon Television. The executive producers are Ava DuVernay, Melissa Carter and Oprah Winfrey. The series is inspired by the book by Natalie Baszile.

The contemporary drama begins as Charley, a savvy and spirited woman living an upscale Los Angeles lifestyle, returns to her family home – an 800-acre sugarcane farm in the heart of Louisiana – when her father has a stroke. There, she reunites with her estranged siblings Nova and Ralph Angel, who are each navigating their lives and love relationships. Together, they must learn to rely on one another as they inherit the family farm and attempt to rebuild both the land and their relationships.

Created for television by DuVernay, she directed the first two episodes of “Queen Sugar” and hand-picked an all-female roster of directors to helm the subsequent episodes of the series’ first season. The slate of both seasoned and emerging directing talent includes Tina Mabry (“Mississippi Damned”), Victoria Mahoney (“Yelling to the Sky”), Tanya Hamilton (“Night Catches Us”), So Yong Kim (“Lovesong,” “Treeless Mountain”), Kat Candler (“Hellion”), Salli Richardson-Whitfield (“Eureka”) and Neema Barnette (“Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day,” “Being Mary Jane”).

About OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey’s heart and creative instincts inform the brand – and the magnetism of the channel. Winfrey provides leadership in programming and attracts superstar talent to join her in primetime, building a global community of like-minded viewers and leading that community to connect on social media and beyond. OWN is a singular destination on cable. Depth with edge. Heart. Star power. Connection. And endless possibilities. OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery Communications. The network debuted on January 1, 2011 and is available in 85 million homes. The venture also includes the award-winning digital platform Oprah.com.

About Warner Horizon Television
Warner Horizon Television (WHTV) is one of the entertainment industry’s leading producers of scripted series for the cable and subscription/on-demand marketplace, and primetime reality series for both network and cable. A division of the Warner Bros. Television Group, WHTV was founded in 2006. Its current scripted programs are Rizzoli & Isles and Animal Kingdom for TNT, People of Earth for TBS, Pretty Little Liars and Famous in Love for Freeform, Longmire and Fuller House for Netflix, and Queen Sugar for OWN. WHTV’s unscripted series are The Voice and Little Big Shots for NBC, as well as The Bachelor franchise — which also includes The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise and After Paradise for ABC, as well as Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After for Freeform — and 500 Questions for ABC, among others.

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Moviegoers can discover movies, find theaters and showtimes and buy tickets with Apple Pay all within Messages in iOS 10

WWDC 2016/SAN FRANCISCO -- JUNE 13, 2016 – Fandango, the nation’s leading digital network for all things movies, is tapping new Apple innovations to make movie discovery, planning and ticket buying faster and easier than ever before, through game-changing new features for Messages, Notifications and Apple Pay. Fandango’s transformative new innovations are being unveiled today at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

“Fandango has worked for nearly a decade on new ways to enhance and simplify the moviegoing experience for Apple users, and we’re thrilled to introduce what we think is the ultimate social commerce solution for moviegoers – truly a first-of-its-kind product,” said Fandango President Paul Yanover. “With Fandango in Messages, we’ll be able to quickly activate people’s desire to see a movie with friends and family and get them ready for the theater by easily purchasing tickets, all with a few taps within their Messages conversation.”

Whether moviegoers are planning a movie night out as a couple or with a group of friends, Fandango's latest innovation for Messages will take the group from intent to ticket without ever leaving the conversation. The experience naturally mirrors how moviegoers communicate with friends or a spouse to plan a movie night out.

Within Messages, moviegoers simply tap on the Fandango icon to discover new movies, search for showtimes at nearby theaters, select the best movie option and buy tickets, all within their conversation. To simplify the process even more, moviegoers can expedite their checkout with Apple Pay, allowing them to make an easy, secure and private ticket purchase with a single touch.

Leveraging Apple’s 3D Touch technology for Notifications, Fandango will give moviegoers the ability to discover new movies, immerse themselves in a trailer, buy tickets for an upcoming blockbuster, access an existing ticket, rate and review a movie after the theater -- all from the lock screen on their phone. All it takes is a hard press of a Notification message from Fandango to instantly access all the desired functionality.

Since Apple Pay launched on the Fandango iOS app in 2015, it has been widely popular with Fandango moviegoers, as it has dramatically simplified and streamlined the process of buying a movie ticket. Starting this fall, Fandango will build on its success and extend Apple Pay to the web, so moviegoers can make easy, secure and private payments for tickets in Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac with a single touch.

For nearly a decade, Fandango has worked to create market-leading apps and experiences for moviegoers, for iOS devices, Siri, Apple Wallet and Apple Watch. Currently, more than 60% of Fandango’s tickets are sold on mobile devices, through its award-winning app and mobile web.

About FandangoFandango is the ultimate digital network for all things movies, serving consumers with best-in-class movie information, ticketing to more than 27,000 screens, movie trailers and original video content for movie discovery, and home entertainment. Its portfolio reaches more than 63 million unique visitors per month, according to comScore, has 100 million app downloads combined, and includes popular movie properties Flixster, Rotten Tomatoes and the Tomatometer™ rating, and Fandango Movieclips, the No. 1 movie trailers and content channel on YouTube. Its new premium on demand video service, FandangoNOW offers new release and catalog movies and next-day TV shows on a wide variety of connected, over-the-top (OTT) and mobile devices. Also part of the Fandango family is Brazil’s leading online ticketer, Ingresso.com. Movie fans can find Fandango on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fandango, Twitter @Fandango, and many other social platforms.

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“The Haves and the Have Nots” Premieres on Tuesday, June 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
“Love Thy Neighbor” Premieres on Friday, July 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
NETWORK TO AIR “THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS BINGE-A-THON” BEGINNING SATURDAY, JUNE 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

Candace Young and Jeffrey Harrington of “The Haves and the Have Nots”
Photo Credit: Courtesy of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s hit Tyler Perry drama “The Haves and the Have Nots,” starring John Schneider and Tika Sumpter, returns for its new summer season on Tuesday, June 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the series premiere of “Greenleaf” at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The popular comedy series “Love Thy Neighbor” from Tyler Perry, featuring ornery but loveable Mama Hattie (Patrice Lovely) and her Love Train Diner, returns Friday, July 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT with two back-to-back episodes.

Fans of “The Haves and the Have Nots” will also get the chance to relive and catch up on all of the scandalous moments with their favorite characters during “The Haves and the Have Nots Binge-A-Thon” beginning with the very first episode Saturday, June 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, through Tuesday, June 21 at 9pm ET/PT, leading into the new season premiere.

OWN’s highest-rated series, “The Haves and the Have Nots” last season was primetime’s #1 original cable series among African-American women and total viewers. "Love Thy Neighbor" is one of the top four series in network history across all key demos.

About “The Haves and the Have Nots”
In the new summer premiere season of Tyler Perry’s hit soapy drama “The Haves and the Have Nots” Veronica Harrington (Angela Robinson), unable to keep her anger at bay, lashes out at everyone as she attempts to prove that she is not a woman who should ever be challenged. Her preoccupation with revenge propels her into a dark place where her own sanity will be questioned—and her life will hang in the balance. Veronica’s son Jeffery Harrington (Gavin Houston) has reached his wit’s end with his mother and begins to implode. Candace Young (Tika Sumpter) works hard to ward off a reaping that is long overdue and haunted by a horrific crime that she and Jeffery Harrington have committed, pulls out all the stops to cover her secret while continuing to seek revenge against every one of her enemies. Meanwhile, Katheryn Cryer (Renee Lawless) shows her family and friends just how far she’ll go when someone crosses her.

About “Love Thy Neighbor”
In the new summer premiere season of Tyler Perry’s hit comedy “Love Thy Neighbor” Danny (Andre Hall) has reached his limit with Sam’s (Jonathan Chase) annoying behavior as he continues to be a thorn in his best buddy’s marriage. Sam is compelled to reveal the true nature surrounding his lack of maturity. Meanwhile, Mama Hattie (Patrice Lovely) decides to write her memoirs and causes issues amongst her friends and family and a very pregnant Linda (Kendra C. Johnson) gets a shocking phone call.

Both “The Haves and the Have Nots” and “Love Thy Neighbor” are created, written, directed and executive produced by Tyler Perry and is produced for OWN by Tyler Perry Studios.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey's heart and creative instincts inform the brand – and the magnetism of the channel. Winfrey provides leadership in programming and attracts superstar talent to join her in primetime, building a global community of like-minded viewers and leading that community to connect on social media and beyond. OWN is a singular destination on cable. Depth with edge. Heart. Star power. Connection. And endless possibilities. OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery Communications. The network debuted on January 1, 2011 and is available in 85 million homes. The venture also includes the award-winning digital platform Oprah.comhttp://www.oprah.com/.

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Synopsis
In Justin Tipping's feature debut Kicks,
nothing is as simple as it seems. Fifteen-year-old Brandon longs for a pair of the freshest sneakers that money can buy; assuming that merely having them on his feet will help him escape the reality of being poor, neglected by the opposite sex and picked on by everyone -- even his best friends. Working hard to get them, he soon finds that the titular shoes have instead made him a target after they are promptly snatched by local hood, Flaco. Seemingly the embodiment of menace, Flaco harbors complexities of his own that will be revealed when Brandon goes on a mission to retrieve his stolen sneakers with his two best friends in tow.

Boasting a strong ensemble cast and featuring a memorable lead performance by newcomer Jahking Guillory, the film transcends a deceptively traditional hero's journey to deliver an entertaining and sobering look at the realities of inner-city life, the concept of manhood and the fetishization of sneaker culture. Visually and thematically rich, with an amazing soundtrack of both hip-hop classics and Bay Area favorites, Kicks creates an authentic and original portrait of a young man drowning in the expectations of machismo.

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